As Mr. Seinfeld joked last night, “So this woman says, ‘I sense this could be my wacko moment.’ So she comes out … and she accuses my wife. She says, ‘You stole my mushed-up carrots. You can’t put mushed-up carrots in a casserole. I put mushed-up carrots in a casserole. It’s vegetable plagiarism.”’

To be fair, Ms. Lapine has never accused Mrs. Seinfeld of stealing her recipes (though others on the Internet are all too happy to do so on her behalf).

In a statement issued last night, Ms. Lapine said, “It was painful to be called names on national TV when I am just a mom who wrote a cookbook to help parents get their kids to eat well.”

Does it REALLY matter who wrote the book, as long as people can find new and creative ways to sneak veggies into meals for all the finicky kids (and adults) out there. I’ve been doing it for 40 years!!!!

One can only hope that Mr. Seinfeld’s insults make more people aware of Ms. Lapine’s book. It is unfortunate that a good way to have a book accepted by a major publisher is to be married to a boorish celebrity.

I was disgusted to see Jerry Seinfeld slander that poor woman, Ms. Lapine, on Letterman. I’ll bet Jessica told him to go salvage her reputation or else. His diatribe was outright slander, and I think that this may show WHAT JERRY IS REALLY LIKE.

I wouldn’t go see his humorless BEES movie (which is really just a rip-off of the ANTZ movie, done several years ago). I always felt that Jason Alexander really carried Seinfeld all those years.

Jerry has a cruel streak as seen with his remark about Ms. Lapine, but, if you really know Jerry, it’s just par for the course.

I am certain that this particular episode of the Seinfeld saga has stung Jerry on the lip.

Why do I feel this is a fact.

Well, why else would a grown man, a father, a beloved [former] TV star, a [now] dilettante stand-up, take off the gloves on “Late Night” w/ David Letterman and clobber a hard-working single Mom who is merely putting bread on her table? – I mean, knock her senseless. And hurt her feelings with a tirade of besmearing and name-calling. To wit: “Wacko” … Wacko, Jerry?

The unmitigated gall.

The arrogance.

Give a guy fame, fortune [a million plus a week in residuals] for a show about nothing – and this is what you get America. A beloved jester who sneers his ridicule, his disdain for a couple of Long Island kids’ Mom.

Amy I must say, liver chili sounds just awful.
I thought the idea was to sneak nutritious items into more appealing but less healthy fare, not nutritious food into other nutritious food. Cod liver swirl ice-cream for example (my brother’s favorite). Was it perhaps chili made with jelly beans?

I’m a huge fan of the Seinfeld sitcom, and I’ve always thought Jerry was a nice guy. I can’t say for sure, but perhaps I was wrong. Why would he go on television and slander this woman? Seems a little mean-spirited, particularly since Ms. Lapine never actually accused Ms. Seinfeld of plagiarism. From what I’ve read, it seems like the suspicions were raised and aired by the various people who happened to read both books and spotted the similarities, then discovered that Ms. Seinfeld’s book came from the very publisher who had earlier seen, and rejected, Ms. Lapine’s proposal.
Hiding veggies in other foods is nothing new; that much we know. But when a new book contains a number of similar — and in some cases nearly identical — recipes as another book that shares the same theme and had previously floated through the same publisher’s office, it certainly IS suspicious.

Jerry’s verbal assault does seem out of character.
But the conspicuous absence of complaint from Ms. Lapine makes me wonder if in fact she’s secretly a friend of the Seinfelds, and has conspired with them to instigate a book buying war in which both sides win. There’s no denying at least she received massive publicity from the “controversy”.

Wow, getting on Letterman to tell off a chef, trying to write a book ( better than his wife by the way)that helps kids. What a eye opening interview, I guess all that money allows him to thinks he is better. The ego, does it get larger?
Possible? Nope.
I will never believe his wife cooks for their kids and created this herself. NOW THAT IS A LAUGH!!

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